Avionics Technician

Babcock International Group; Valley; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Anglesey is seeking an experienced Avionics Technician. You will be responsible for maintaining Hawk aircraft components, ensuring compliance with operational standards. The position offers comprehensive training, along with a generous benefits package, including holiday allowances and professional fees payment.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Holiday Trading

Qualifications

• Must possess a full UK Driving License.
• Must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform all maintenance activities within assigned role.
• Adhere to the SQEP framework for the designated grade.
• Undertake first signature responsibilities for assigned tasks.

Skills

Technical knowledge and practical skills

Ability to adhere to safety standards

Teamwork skills

Education

Formal training in electrical discipline

Job description

Job Title: Avionics Technician

Location: Holyhead, Anglesey

Compensation: £31,753.74 + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Avionics Technician at our Valley site.

The role

As an Avionics Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be responsible for performing all tasks related to the maintenance and rectification of Hawk aircraft components and associated calibration equipment, ensuring compliance with technical standards and operational requirements.

Day-to-day, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Perform all maintenance activities within the scope of the assigned role and grade, ensuring compliance with authorisation criteria and any limitations set by the authorising authority.
• Adhere to the constraints and responsibilities outlined in the SQEP (Suitably Qualified and Experienced Person) framework for the designated grade.
• Undertake first signature responsibilities for assigned tasks within the trade boundary, ensuring accuracy and accountability.
• Maintain the safety and security of all equipment under personal control, verifying the availability of required tools and promptly reporting any deficiencies.
• Execute additional duties as directed by the Electrical Supervisor, supporting operational efficiency and team objectives.

This role is full time, working 37.5 hours per week and is based on site at Valley, Anglesey.

Essential experience of the Avionics Technician:

• Comprehensive training will be provided upon appointment to the role, including the Hawk Avionics/Electrical Systems course to ensure full technical proficiency.

Qualifications for the Avionics Technician:

• Formal training in an electrical discipline, equivalent to City & Guilds 2675 Level 3, demonstrating a solid foundation in technical knowledge and practical skills.
• Full UK Driving License.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’.

We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 15/10/2025